Nouns Inflected for Number

The word above comes in two forms: ᐊᐧᐊᔥawaash and ᐊᐧᐋᔕᒡawaashach. The second form is made up of the first form plus an ending: awaash + ach.

The form ᐊᐧᐊᔥawaash is called the stem of the noun. When the form ᐊᐧᐊᔥawaash is used without any ending, it is called SINGULAR. It means that there is just one. When the second form ᐊᐧᐋᔕᒡawaashach is used, with the ending -ach , it is called PLURAL, and it means that there is more than one. This appears clearly when you use ‘one’, ‘two’ or ‘three’ with the noun: